{"id":1023178,"date":"2022-03-16T11:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/16\/kai-havertz-cesar-azpilicueta-offer-to-pay-chelseas-travel-costs\/"},"modified":"2022-03-16T11:31:41","modified_gmt":"2022-03-16T11:31:41","slug":"kai-havertz-cesar-azpilicueta-offer-to-pay-chelseas-travel-costs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/16\/kai-havertz-cesar-azpilicueta-offer-to-pay-chelseas-travel-costs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kai Havertz &#038; Cesar Azpilicueta offer to pay Chelsea&#8217;s travel costs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Kai-Havertz-Azpilicueta-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Eurosport\" title=\"Kai Havertz - Azpilicueta\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Chelsea teammates, Kai Havertz and Cesar Azpilicueta have both said they would be happy to foot the bill for Chelsea\u2019s travel to away matches.<\/p>\n<p>The Blues are currently under a fleet of financial sanctions in relation to owner Roman Abramovich, a result of his alleged ties to the Kremlin and president Vladimir Putin amid Russia invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>As well as restrictions on\u00a0transfers, contracts and ticket sales, the Blues are also unable to exceed a travel budget of \u00a320,000 for away matches.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in his press conference ahead of travelling to face Lille in the\u00a0Champions League\u00a0last 16 second leg on Wednesday, Chelsea\u00a0head coach, Thomas Tuchel suggested that this limit could become problematic in terms of logistics and avoiding injuries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt isn\u2019t about luxury and bling-bling,\u201d he said<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just a professional level of sports, where we play with two days between matches with our opponent having four days between matches and we arrive with the possibilities of injuries. For that, it is better to arrive with a plan rather than a bus.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe try to do it. From my understanding, we have a framework to go and play in Lille with absolutely no excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegarding these organisations, it is already more difficult to arrange things on a professional level, in the best way possible, for the FA Cup. But we will deal with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking after his manager,\u00a0Havertz\u00a0revealed he would be willing to pay for the team\u2019s travel for away fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will pay, it is not a problem and it isn\u2019t a big deal,\u201d he said. \u201cTo get to the games is the most important thing. There are harder things going on in the world right now, so if we have to take a bus or plane to any away game, I will pay. It is not a problem.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are all professional footballers and everyone knows it is a strange situation for the club. We are the players so we have to focus on playing football matches, that is the best we can do.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe other stuff, the club can sort out by themselves. I can\u2019t speak about it much because we\u2019re all focused on the games and this is the most important thing at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0Mundo Deportivo, club captain Azpilicueta has also offered to pay for travel out of his own pocket.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"PzHqmLt5K_Y\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AU Forum: Coups cannot solve Africa\u2019s socio-economic problems, Akufo-Addo tells AU (15-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PzHqmLt5K_Y?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chelsea teammates, Kai Havertz and Cesar Azpilicueta have both said they would be happy to foot the bill for Chelsea\u2019s travel to away matches. 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